And did those feet in ancient time.Walk upon England's mountains green:And was the Holy Lamb of God,On England's pleasant pastures seen!And did the Countenance Divine,Shine forth upon our clouded hills?And was Jerusalem buildéd here,Among these dark Satanic mills?

Many’s the time I’ve been mistakenAnd many times confusedYes, and I’ve often felt forsakenAnd certainly misusedOh, but I’m all right, I’m all rightI’m just weary to my bonesStill, you don’t expect to beBright and bon vivantSo far away from home, so far away from home.

I don’t know a soul who’s not been batteredI don’t have a friend who feels at easeI don’t know a dream that’s not been shatteredOr driven to its kneesOh, but it’s all right, it’s all rightFor lived so well so longStill, when I think of the road we’re travelling onI wonder what went wrongI can’t help it, I wonder what’s gone wrong.

And I dreamed I was dyingAnd I dreamed that my soul rose unexpectedlyAnd looking back down at meSmiled reassuringlyAnd I dreamed I was flyingAnd high above my eyes could clearly seeThe Statue of LibertySailing away to seaAnd I dreamed I was flying.

Oh, we come on the ship they call the MayflowerWe come on the ship that sailed the moonWe come in the age’s most uncertain hourAnd sing an American tuneOh, it’s all right, it’s all rightIt’s all right, it’s all rightYou can’t be forever blessedStill, tomorrow’s going to be another working dayAnd I’m trying to get some restThat’s all I’m trying to get some rest.

The days grow short, the nights are goneSince you were here, I can't go onI cried for you, to no avail.Now my life runs cold when the night winds wailBut I cheat the hangman, cheated him many times beforeThe bell that tolls the hour has turned sweet lips to sourYes, I cheat the hangman and even when life has flown awayI leave a kiss behind.

The rain that fell upon my stoneLike tears you cry I shared aloneI walk the night, I cannot sleepThe love you spend you cannot reap.

The glow of love will then shineLighted windows stare at the lonely stranger there, returning homeOnly lighted windows stare at the lonely stranger there, returning home.

I Cheat the Hangman is a song, on the Doobie Brothers' album, Stampede. The music is sensational. It can be downloaded from the iTunes Store or at other places on the 'net.